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Timor-Leste, 27 December 2007 Where a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Planted Seedlings of Hope

Although Mr. Nuncio Pereira, a resident of Hatu-Udo sub-division of Ainaro district in Timor-Leste is not particularly media savvy, he would like to make an acquaintance with Japanese celebrity and UNDP Global Goodwill Ambassador Ms Misako Konno whose contribution is transforming the lives and livelihoods of communities in one of Asia’s remotest and poorest frontiers. >>more

A new project document was signed by the DSRSG and UNDP Resident Representative, Mr Finn Reske-Nielsen, and the Secretary of State to the Council of Ministers, Agio Pereira, on Tuesday 5th December 2007. more

As part of its program to build an effective relationship between the National Parliament and the Media and to create an informed society, UNDP Parliament Project is organizing a series of training programs targeting all national journalists. More

In a move aimed at tapping the youth potential by providing new jobs, training opportunities and improved policy framework, a new US $ 16 million project has been launched in Timor-Leste. more

Dili, Timor-Leste, 16 November 2007 UNDAF 2009-2013: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE IN TIMOR-LESTE

In a high-level meeting hosted by the UN in Timor-Leste, the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary General Mr. Eric Tan Huck Gim has acknowledged the significant improvement in Timor-Leste’s security situation in recent months >>more

Speaking in a slow, labored and sad voice, Mr. Jorge Lafu, a native of Nibin village, Oesillo sub-district of Oecessi recounts the psychological impact of the infamous 1999 massacre on his community.>>more